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punishment rightly overtook ninety-nine ewes and I have only
them: 15 they have only to wait one. He said, “Let me have charge
for one single blast [of of it,” and got the better of me
punishment]: it shall not be with his words.’ 24 David said,
delayed by one whit. 16 They ‘He has certainly wronged you
say: ‘Our Lord! Hasten on for us by demanding that your ewe be
our fate before the Day of added to his ewes! Thus many
Reckoning.’ partners wrong one another—
17 Bear with their words [all] save those who believe [in
patiently. Remember Our servant God] and do righteous deeds:
David, a man of strength who but how few are they!’ And
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always turned to Us: We made [suddenly] David understood that
the mountains join him in We were only putting him to the
glorifying Us at sunset and test, and so he asked his Lord to
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sunrise; and the birds, too, in forgive him his sins; he fell to
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flocks, all turned to Him. We his knees, and turned to Him in
made his kingdom strong, and repentance. 25 We forgave him
bestowed upon him wisdom and his sins. His reward will be
sagacity in judgement. nearness to Us, a good place to
21 Have you heard the story of return to.
the disputants who entered his 26 We said, ‘David, We have
chamber by climbing over the given you mastery over the land.
wall? 22 When they reached Judge fairly between people. Do
David, he took fright, but they not follow your desires, lest they
said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are divert you from God’s path: those
two disputants, one of whom has who wander from His path will
wronged the other: judge have a severe punishment,
between us fairly—do not be because they ignore the Day of
unjust—and guide us to the right Reckoning.’
path. 27 We did not create heaven
23 ‘This brother of mine has and earth and all that is between